WO2005036386A1 - ソフトウェア提供方法、ソフトウェア提供システム、端末装置及びソフトウェア取得方法 - Google Patents
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- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-099476 (FIG. 1 etc.)
- the Internet method requires at least bi-directional transmission and reception of information between the user and the software vendor, so it takes time for the communication and the user's internet environment is broadband, etc. Download time will also increase significantly.
- software Even if you purchase Air, you may not register as a user, so there is a problem that software vendors can not identify the target even if they try to upgrade the software.
- the user must check whether the version upgrade file that the user wants to obtain is really necessary for the user's device, and if the user is unfamiliar with the operation, it is erroneously It is often downloaded. Furthermore, after downloading, the confirmation of operation as originally expected depends on the information from the user by telephone, facsimile, letter, etc., and there is a drawback that the real time property is lacking.
- a terminal device receives a broadcasted program including authentication information for authenticating the viewing license for each user at the broadcasting station power, and using the authentication information, the above-mentioned authentication information
- a terminal device capable of reproducing a program wherein the storage means stores the authentication information in advance, the receiving means receives the program broadcast including the software and the authentication information from the broadcasting station, and the storage means stores the storage means Providing verification means for verifying the received authentication information with the authentication information received by the receiving means, and downloading means for downloading the software received by the receiving means based on the verification result by the comparing means. It is characterized.
- examples of the above-mentioned software may include application software, a modification file for upgrading the operating system, or a modification file for purging the firmware of the terminal.
- various types of software can be downloaded safely.
- the broadcast station may broadcast the software so that the user terminal can download the software without using the authentication information.
- the authentication information is not required, so that the time required for the authentication can be omitted, and the user can smoothly execute the software. It can be downloaded.
- the transmission destination information there can be mentioned information on a dial number of a portable telephone or information on a location on a network (URL; Uniform Resource Locator, mail address).
- the user shares information with the software provider by transmitting predetermined information to the location of the portable telephone set owned by the software provider or the web server or mail server owned by the software provider. Be able to download software more securely and smoothly
- the predetermined information includes information on a storage capacity for downloading and storing the software, information on a version of the software, information on an operation state of the software after the software has been downloaded, or the information on the software Information on user satisfaction after downloading can be listed.
- the user can reliably secure the capacity necessary for downloading the software, and can download the software with peace of mind.
- by transmitting information on the operation status after software download it is possible to smoothly respond to problems that occur after download. Furthermore, sending user satisfaction after downloading leads to improvement of software provider's service.
- the method of providing software according to the present invention allows broadcasting stations to recognize viewing licenses of individual users.
- the broadcasting station stores software or data.
- the authentication information of the user necessary for loading the software or data from Sano and making it available is broadcast to the user terminal, and the user terminal is based on the authentication information of the user broadcasted from the broadcasting station. , Loading the software or data from the server as available.
- the user terminal does not load the software or data from the server, but the authentication information stored in advance in the user terminal and the authentication information received by the user terminal are stored in the user terminal. If they match, the information device connected to the user terminal may load the software or data from the server and store the software or data in a storage device inside the information device. That is, in this case, the user terminal authenticates the view license of the above-mentioned broadcast program and, at the same time, The user terminal itself can view the broadcast program and, at the same time, the information device can load the software.
- the information device for example, PC (Personal Computer) or PDA (Personal Digital)
- the storage device may be, for example, a hard disk, or a main storage device such as a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) or a cache memory such as a static random access memory (SRAM).
- DRAM dynamic random access memory
- SRAM static random access memory
- a software providing method wherein a broadcasting station broadcasts a program including authentication information for authenticating a viewing license of each user, and a user terminal having the authentication information
- the broadcast station is a removable media device storing software or data, and a user required to load the software or data and make it available. Broadcasting authentication information to the user terminal, and the user terminal loads the software or data from the removable medium so that the software or data can be used based on the authentication information of the user broadcasted from the broadcasting station. It is characterized by
- a terminal apparatus receives a broadcasted program including authentication information for authenticating the viewing license for each user at the broadcasting station power, and uses the authentication information to receive the program.
- a terminal device capable of reproducing a program, and storing means for storing the authentication information in advance; receiving means for receiving the authentication information broadcasted from the broadcasting station; and the authentication information stored by the storage means Providing verification means for verifying the authentication information received by the receiving means, and loading means for loading the software or data from a removable medium storing the software or data based on the verification result of the verification means. It is characterized by
- Lumino Remedia optical versatile disks such as DVDs (Digital Versatile Disks) and MOs (Magneto Optical disks).
- the software or data stored in the Lumino Remedia is loaded via a device such as a removable disk drive, for example.
- the user terminal does not load the software or data from the remote media, but the authentication information stored in advance in the user terminal and the user information stored in the user terminal are not stored.
- the information device connected to the user terminal loads the software or data from the removable media, and It may be stored in a storage device.
- the software acquisition method of the present invention it is possible to receive a broadcasted program including authentication information for authenticating a viewing license for each user of the broadcasting station, and reproduce the above-mentioned program using the authentication information.
- a method for a terminal device to acquire software wherein the authentication information is stored in advance, a program broadcast including software and the authentication information is received from the broadcasting station, and the authentication information stored by the storage unit; It is characterized in that the authentication information received by the reception means is compared, and the software received by the reception means is downloaded based on the comparison result by the comparison means.
- a software acquisition method receives a broadcasted program including authentication information for authenticating a viewing license for each user from a broadcasting station, and uses the authentication information.
- a terminal device capable of reproducing the program acquires software, wherein the authentication information is stored in advance, the authentication information broadcasted from the broadcasting station is received, and the authentication information stored by the storage means is stored. And the authentication information received by the receiving means, and loading the software or data from a software or data stored server based on the comparison result of the comparing means.
- a software acquisition method receives a program broadcasted from a broadcasting station including authentication information for authenticating a viewing license for each user, and uses the authentication information to receive the program.
- a terminal device capable of reproducing a program acquires software, wherein the authentication information is stored in advance, the authentication information broadcasted from the broadcasting station is received, and the authentication information stored by the storage means It is characterized in that the authentication information received by the receiving means is collated, and the software or data is loaded from a removable medium storing the software or data based on the collation result of the collating means.
- FIG. 1 is a view schematically showing the configuration of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- program data and the like are transmitted from the broadcast station 1 to the broadcast satellite 2 via the uplink.
- the broadcast satellite 2 that has received the program data and the like transmits the program data and the like to the ground via digital terrestrial waves.
- the user on the ground receives the digital satellite broadcast wave transmitted from the broadcast satellite 2 by the user terminal 3 and views video and audio.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a PC 4 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the PC 4 is composed of a central processing unit 5, a main storage unit 6, an auxiliary storage unit 7, a receiving unit 8 and a CAS 9.
- the respective units are connected via an interface.
- the central processing unit 5 controls the exchange of information between the respective units via the interface, and sequentially reads out and executes the software read out to the main storage unit 6 through the auxiliary storage unit 7.
- the main storage device 6 is, for example, a memory capable of high-speed reading and writing, such as a DRAM.
- the auxiliary storage device 7 is a non-volatile memory in which software broadcasted from the broadcasting station 1, various programs, data, and the like are fixedly stored.
- the receiving device 8 is a device that receives the broadcast from the broadcasting station 1 via the broadcasting satellite 2, and is mainly composed of an antenna and a tuner (not shown).
- CAS (Conditional Access System) 9 is a system that performs user-specific viewing control so that only a user who subscribes to receive paid broadcast can receive by scrambling the broadcast signal. Determination of contractor is made on the CAS card distributed to individual contract users It carries out by the stored authentication number. The user inserts a CAS card, for example, into the PC 4 when receiving a broadcast for which a reception contract has been made, the CAS 9 reads the authentication number stored in the CAS card, and the authentication number included in the received broadcast. The presence or absence of a contract is determined by comparing the certificate number with the CAS card authentication number. When the user desires to download the software, he / she contracts with the software provider, and has the broadcaster 1 register in advance the certification number of his / her CAS card through the software provider.
- the receiving device 8 and the CAS 9 may be built in the PC 4, and 10 is a PC and 11 is a receiving device and a CAS as divided in 10 and 11 in FIG. Therefore, they may exist independently of the PC, and information may be exchanged between the two.
- the PC card 13 may include the receiver 8 and the CAS 9 therein.
- the satellite broadcast receiving terminal 12 is connected to the PC 4 via, for example, a universal serial bus (USB), and the PC card 13 is attached to and connected to a PC card slot of the PC 4.
- the function of the receiving device 8 and the CAS 9 may be added to a CF (Compact Flash (registered trademark)) card.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram hierarchically showing the configuration of hardware and software operating on the PC 4 in the present embodiment.
- the hardware 14, the firmware 15, the OS (Operating System) 16, the middleware 17, and the application software 18 are operating in the order of strength of the lowest layer.
- the firmware 15 generally has a device driver or BIOS (Basic Input Output).
- BIOS Basic Input Output
- ROM Read Only Memory
- Flash memory rewritable fixed recording
- the OS 16 is a hardware such as the central processing unit 5, the main storage unit 6, and the auxiliary storage unit 7 described above.
- the middleware 17 is software that provides the application software 18 with more specific functions than the OS 16, and has an intermediate character between the OS 16 and the application software 18.
- the functions such as the receiving device 8 and CAS 9 in the present embodiment and their interfaces are not included in a normal PC, so the forces that need to be added can be combined separately.
- the interface between the OS 16 and application software 18 becomes complicated, and it becomes very time-consuming to find out if a bug occurs.
- the middleware 17 absorbs these various functions, and instead standardizes the interface with the OS 16 and application software 18 into a simple configuration.
- the hardware and software of the five layers take on their respective roles, thereby avoiding the complication of the operation of the PC 4.
- FIG. 5 is a flow diagram showing a flow until software is downloaded to the PC 4 and installed further in this embodiment.
- the receiving device 8 starts receiving satellite broadcasts. Then, the reception signal is sent to the CAS 9, and the CAS 9 judges the presence or absence of a reception contract by collating the authentication information contained in the reception signal (ST 502). If it is determined that the user is a contract user (YES in ST 502), the software contained in the received signal is downloaded to the central processing unit 5 with the contract user as the software download target. The central processing unit 5 determines whether the software is the application software 18 (ST505), whether it is a version upgrade modification file of OS 16 (ST 507), and whether it is a version upgrade modification file of firmware 15 (ST 509).
- the application software 18 is installed (ST 506), the OS 16 is upgraded (ST 508), and the firmware 15 is upgraded (ST 509).
- C When it is determined that AS 9 is not a contract user (NO in ST 503), reception of a normal free broadcast is performed (ST 504). If the version of OS 16 or firmware 15 has been upgraded, confirm with the user via PC 4 or the display screen of satellite broadcast receiving terminal 12 whether to restart PC 4 after installing the correction file (ST 512) If the user wishes to restart (YES in ST512), the system is restarted (ST513).
- a user can download large-capacity and high-quality software at low cost and at high speed, as compared to passing through a network such as the Internet. it can. Also, if the user has the authentication information, the software can be downloaded only by receiving the broadcast passively, so that complicated operations are not required, and convenience is improved. Also, for software providers, it is possible to grasp all users by using authentication information, which makes it easy to manage information about users.
- the present invention has, in addition to the functions possessed in the above embodiment, an information transmitting means for transmitting information from the user terminal 3 to the software provider.
- an information transmitting means for transmitting information from the user terminal 3 to the software provider.
- the PC 4 includes a central processing unit 5, a main storage unit 6, an auxiliary storage unit 7, a receiving unit 8 and a CAS 9 and their interfaces, and an information transmitting unit 19 and its interfaces. It consists of
- the information transmitting apparatus 19 has a communication function with a mobile phone such as a mobile phone or PHS, and a function to connect to a network such as the Internet with an optical cable, a telephone line, a light line, or a wireless LAN.
- a network such as the Internet with an optical cable, a telephone line, a light line, or a wireless LAN.
- the information transmission device 19 may be built in the PC 4 and, similarly to the reception device 8 and the CAS 9 described above, independently of the PC 4, for example, the satellite broadcast reception terminal 12, the PC card 13 and the CF card etc. And may be connected to PC4.
- the central processing unit 5 determines whether the broadcast received via the receiving unit 8 and the CAS 9 includes information on the dial number of the portable telephone or not. If it is determined that the information is included (YES in ST 701), the information is sent to the information transmitting apparatus 19. Then, the information transmitting apparatus 19 dials the dial number, and establishes a communication path with the portable telephone owned by the software provider (ST 702). When the software is restarted after installation (ST 513), the central processing unit 5 determines whether the information related to the dial number is included (ST 703). If yes (ST703: YES), the information transmitting apparatus 19 similarly dials the dial number (ST704) and establishes a communication path.
- information such as the operating status of the installed software is sent from the central processing unit 5 to the information transmission unit 19, for example, by user input or automatically. Further, the information is dialed.
- the software is sent to the portable telephone of the software provider.
- the information on the operating status of the software is, for example, information such as whether or not the software is properly installed, and whether the operation of the OS 16 has become unstable due to the installation of the application software 18 or the like.
- the information to be transmitted may also be, for example, information on the storage capacity for downloading and storing the software or information on the version of the software before the installation of the software. If the software has been installed, it may be information on the degree of satisfaction of the user after downloading the software. Then, the transmitted information is transmitted to the broadcasting station 1 through the software provider, and, for example, additional information and the like are broadcasted to the PC 4.
- the user can share information with the software provider by transmitting information of his / her own terminal and the like to the software provider before and after downloading the software. It is possible to download software more reliably and smoothly. That is, for software download, a large capacity and high-speed communication can be performed by using a communication channel called broadcasting, and transmission of software itself can be performed. A relatively small capacity other than communication! / A communication channel for transmitting information, such as communication function with mobile phone, and connection function to network such as Internet with optical cable, telephone line, electric light line and wireless LAN etc. In addition to the use of information, the process of sending and receiving information is extremely efficient, the user can communicate with the software provider, and the software download process can proceed more smoothly.
- the broadcasting station 1 broadcasts the software for the PC 4 to download, including the authentication information of the user who needs to download the software, and the download of the software is performed. Since the PC 4 that needs to download the received software using the authentication information, it is possible to download large-capacity, high-quality software at low cost and at high speed without complicated work. .
- the broadcasting station 1 further broadcasts the broadcast including information on the transmission destination to the provider of the software, and the PC 4 checks whether the broadcast includes the information on the transmission destination or not. If it is judged that it is judged to be included, predetermined information will be sent to the above-mentioned destination, so information can be shared with the software provider, and more reliable and smooth software download is possible. It becomes possible.
- a station work device such as an automatic ticket gate, a medical device, a car navigation system, etc.
- microprocessor-equipped devices such as devices, production automation devices, and vending machines.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the configuration of a microprocessor-equipped device 20 when the present invention is applied to the microprocessor-equipped device.
- parts having the same configuration as that in FIG. 6 in the above-described embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and description of their functions is omitted.
- the microprocessor mounted device 20 includes a microprocessor 21, a controlled device 22, a main storage device 6, an auxiliary storage device 7, a receiving device 8 and a CAS 9, an information transmitting device 19 and the like. It consists of an interface. Similar to the central processing unit 5 in the above-described embodiment, the microprocessor 21 controls exchange of information between the respective units via the interface, and is read to the main storage unit 6 via the auxiliary storage unit 7. Sequentially read out and execute the software.
- the controlled device 22 is a device controlled by the above-mentioned software, and refers to, for example, a ticket transport device in an automatic ticket gate.
- the software that operates in the microprocessor-mounted device 20 includes the firmware 15, the OS 16, and the application software 18, as in the PC 4 described above, and the software is received from the broadcasting station 1 in the same operation as the embodiment described above.
- the application software 18 can be installed, and the firmware 15 and the OS 16 can be upgraded.
- the information transmitting apparatus 19 transmits information to the software provider.
- an apparatus for operating video 'audio' text such as a game terminal, an electronic book, an electronic newspaper, a movie or music reproduction apparatus, etc. to a user terminal.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration of the video 'voice' text manipulation device 23 in the case where the present invention is applied to the above-mentioned video / voice 'text manipulation device.
- parts having the same configuration as that in FIG. 6 in the above-described embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and descriptions of their functions are omitted.
- the video / audio 'text manipulation device 23 includes a microprocessor 21, multimedia terminal nodeware (hereinafter referred to as MM hardware) 24, a main storage 6, and an auxiliary storage 7 , CAS 8 and CAS 9, information transmitter 19 and their interfaces.
- MM hardware multimedia terminal nodeware
- the software operating in the video and audio 'text operation device 23 there are firmware 15, OS 16 and application software 18, as in the case of the PC 4 and the microprocessor-mounted device 20 described above.
- the software is received from the broadcasting station 1 in the same operation as the form, the application software 18 is installed, the firmware 15 And OS16 version upgrade is possible.
- the information transmitting apparatus 19 can also transmit information to the software provider.
- software may be broadcasted using a software download dedicated channel.
- software may be broadcasted using a control channel. Since the control channel has an opportunity for all users to always access, it is possible for the user on the terminal side to provide these softwares passively to the user without accessing the dedicated channel.
- the control channel is smaller in capacity because these softwares are also relatively small in size. Therefore, in this case, it is preferable to use a dedicated software download channel for relatively large application software and the OS itself.
- control channels may be used to prompt software downloads for specific users. In this case, the user may be made to access the software download dedicated channel or the user may be directed to automatically access the software download dedicated channel.
- software installation and information transmission in the user terminal are realized by broadcasting both the information of the transmission destination to the software and the software provider and the authentication information.
- Power broadcasting station 1 broadcasts only authentication information, and information on transmission destinations to software and software providers is obtained from another place or medium.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically showing a system configuration in such a case.
- the user terminal 3 first receives the authentication information broadcasted from the broadcasting station 1, collates the authentication information with its own authentication information, and if it matches, the server on the software provider side.
- the network 26 such as the Internet, for example, to load the information of the transmission destination from the server 25 to the software and the software provider. After that, the same operation as in the above-described embodiment can be performed to install software or upgrade the software. Similarly, the information transmitting apparatus 19 can transmit information to the software provider.
- the user terminal 3 if the user terminal 3 is not an information device having an application execution function such as a PC or a PDA, the user terminal 3 loads software etc.
- a mode may be adopted in which the information device connected via a network such as USB or the Internet is further loaded and stored in a storage device inside the information device.
- the user terminal 3 only checks the authentication information without loading software etc., and if the authentication information matches, the information device directly accesses the server hair and loads software etc. It does not matter if it is
- the user terminal 3 receives, for example, only authentication information from the broadcasting station 1, and information on the software and the transmission destination to the software provider can be stored in a CD-ROM, FD, etc. May be loaded by removable media.
- the removable disk drive such as the CD-ROM drive 28 may be built in the user terminal 3 or connected to the user terminal 3 by, for example, USB etc. It is possible to be trusted.
- the removable disk drive itself such as the CD-ROM drive 28 also has the functions of the receiving device 8 and the CAS 9, and the removable disk drive can be used only at the loading stage of the disk storage content. Verification of authentication information may also be performed.
- the user terminal 3 is not an information device such as a PC or a PDA, as in the case of loading software etc. from the server 25 described above, after the user terminal 3 loads software etc,
- the information device may be loaded via the network such as the Internet and stored in the storage device in the information device, or the user terminal 3 may not load the stored content. Only verification of the authentication information may be performed, and the information device may directly load the storage contents from the CD-ROM drive 28 when the authentication information matches.
- FIG. 1 A diagram schematically showing the configuration of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a PC 4 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a view for explaining an aspect of the receiving device 8 and the CAS 9 in an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram hierarchically showing the configuration of hardware and software operating on the PC 4 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the configuration when the PC 4 has an information communication means.
- FIG. 9 A diagram showing the configuration of a video 'voice' text manipulation device 23 when the present invention is applied to the video 'voice' text manipulation device.
- FIG. 10 is a view schematically showing the configuration of a system according to another embodiment of the present invention.
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